This was a translation of one of my favourite poem. It was written in Bengali by Jibanananda Das. Here it goes:
I have been walking this earth for an eternity
From the shore of the Mediterranean to the bay of Bengal through the darkest of nights.
I have wandered a lot, in the dusty roads of grey forgotten cities
I was there and even farther in the darker land of myths.
Tired soul of mine, in the midst of the foaming sea of life.
It was you who gave me the moments of peace
Bonolota Sen from Natore

Darkness in her hair was but the long nights from the dark ages.
Yet her face etched with the innocence of the ancient lands.
The sailor who lost his compass in the voyage of the vast sea, when gazes upon the unknown island from afar.
That is how I gazed upon your face in hours of semi-darkness,
You asked, "where have you been all these days?"
With your glance; offering the refuge of a nest,
Bonolota sen from Natore

At the day's end, the evening shores in silence like the dewdrops.
The eagle removes the final smell of the sun from its wings.
When all colours are drained from the soul of this earth,
Comes the invitation from the ancient manuscript.
Only then for the sake of the story shimmers the fireflies.
All the birds return home,
All the rivers dry up,
Finishes all exchange in life.
Leaving only darkness
For the encounter of
The bonolota sen from Natore

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